What color is #92837B?

#92837B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92837B?

The RGB value is 146, 131, 123: 146 red, 131 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92837B?

The complementary color is #7B8A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92837B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92837B color

#92837B rgb(146, 131, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92837B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 51.4% green and 48.2% blue (146, 131, 123).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#92837B color codes

HEX	`#92837B`
RGB	`rgb(146, 131, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 51.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 16%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 16%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.86, 4.28, 6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.86, 7.69, 56.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.545, 23.774, 22.084)`
Decimal	`9601915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92837B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #92837B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#92837B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #92837B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92837b; }
.text { color: #92837b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92837b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 131 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92837b, #928e7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #92837B?: #92837B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92837B?: The RGB value is 146, 131, 123: 146 red, 131 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92837B?: The complementary color is #7B8A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92837B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.